Open house to focus on X-way work

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- tate Department of Transportation will host an open house Feb. 10 to discuss the construction project on the Staten Island Expressway, and answer questions from drivers who use the highway, and those who own homes and businesses near it.

Members of the project's design and construction teams will be present to discuss the work and how it is expected to improve traffic in the coming years.

Residents can drop in anytime between 3 and 8 p.m. at the Lou Caravone Community Service Building on the grounds of Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home.

For more information, call the DOT's Community Liaison, Angela Martinez, at 718-273-0413, or e-mail amartinez@dot.state.ny.us.